I really don't have any idea why you allowed this in the first place. You're well within your rights to say no. All it will do is cause you more stress. These people are horrible to you and you have no reason to think they'll be any better to your son.
You're an asshole. A complete and total asshole. And you want to talk about people being horrible to her? Go find a mirror.
Post by speckledfrog on Apr 7, 2016 19:32:47 GMT -5
I'm glad it well went for J and that she followed your ground rules. I think you are an amazingly patient and forgiving woman. I know that the choices you make are with the best interests of J at heart and that makes you an amazing mother.
Please don't feel like you shouldn't post on this board. We love you, "warts" and all. If you posts are bumming someone out then they will just skip over them. The rest of us care, from the great to t he mundane to the painful. You have given so much to the board over the years and we are absolutely happy to do the same for you. Don't abandon a place support because you feel like a burden. You are absolutely not.
Your son requested this, and you took the high road. I'm proud of you.
You.are.not. bringing this board down! You're going through a complete and total life-changer. It's only been a few months. You need moral support and we're here for you.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown
I'm glad it went as well as could be expected, and understand why it made him sad. Those reminders of how life has changed are so, so hard.
You're really doing a great job in all of this karmasabiotch. I hope you are happy with your decision to let him go tonight. Just know if your answer is different the next time, that's OK, too.
I will post updates with everything else tomorrow. I haven't been on much because I feel like I bring the board down with my posts, even though everyone is always so nice.
I hate that you feel that way. You definitely do not bring the board down. I think the majority of us would like to help you in some way but we live too far away to do anything of substance, but what we can do is "listen" to you on here.
I'm glad he's home and that it went as well as could be expected.
As for you bringing the board down? Not in the least.
Reading about your small triumphs when it feels like the odds are stacked against you, your moments of grace in the face of tragedy and its painful aftermath, your joy in your son, that is something to inspire us all, not drag us down, so please keep posting!